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Nocturne — Saul Tanpepper
After the birth of his son, a man becomes so obsessed with Death, that he imagines it at every turn, around every corner, and at every junction. Every morning he wakes up suprised to find himself still alive.
The disappointment is almost more than he can bear.
* * * * * * * * *
He cheated Death like a man cheats at poker, by knowing he will someday be caught; a man who plays at the game long enough and cheats often enough knows it is inevitable. Maybe not this hand or the next, but eventually. Sooner. Later. The game must end: win, lose or draw; whether by fair or by foul.
He didn't fear the end of the game--not really--only the waiting, and the form it might take.
You don't get to choose.
* * * * * * * * *
Length: roughly 7500 words (approximately 20 print pages)
Not recommended for readers under the age of 16.
The disappointment is almost more than he can bear.
* * * * * * * * *
He cheated Death like a man cheats at poker, by knowing he will someday be caught; a man who plays at the game long enough and cheats often enough knows it is inevitable. Maybe not this hand or the next, but eventually. Sooner. Later. The game must end: win, lose or draw; whether by fair or by foul.
He didn't fear the end of the game--not really--only the waiting, and the form it might take.
You don't get to choose.
* * * * * * * * *
Length: roughly 7500 words (approximately 20 print pages)
Not recommended for readers under the age of 16.
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